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Jonathan Ajo-Franklin

Professor


Room Number: KWGL 309
(510) 735-4350
ja62@rice.edu
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Keywords:

Applied geophysics, seismic imaging, timelapse seismology, distributed acoustic sensing, rock physics, geological carbon storage, geothermal energy. hydrogeophysics


Research Summary:

Jonathan is an applied geophysicist who works on problems in the environmental and energy domains including geological carbon storage, geothermal energy production, and near-surface hydrogeophysics. His group specializes in new acquisition techniques for timelapse seismology including distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), permanent source development, and ambient noise approaches. He also works on rock physics relevant to interpreting seismic datasets, particularly the properties of fractures, ice, and unconsolidated materials.

Rajdeep Dasgupta

Maurice Ewing Professor in Earth Systems Science


Room Number: KWGL 223
(713) 348-2664
Rajdeep.Dasgupta@rice.edu
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Keywords:

experimental petrology, geochemistry, mantle processes, magmatic processes, planetary differentiation, deep volatile cycles


Research Summary:

Raj is an experimental petrologist, who simulates the conditions of the deep Earth and planets in the lab to investigate how planets differentiate and how fluids and volatiles cycle from the interiors to the atmospheres.

Maarten V. de Hoop

Simons Chair And Professor Of CAAM And Earth Science


Room Number: 2036 Duncan Hall
713-348-5723
mdehoop@rice.edu
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Keywords:

seismology, geophysics, modeling


Research Summary:

inverse problems and microlocal analysis, and applications in exploration
seismology, global seismology, and geodynamics

Sylvia G. Dee

Assistant Professor


Room Number: KWGL 313
(713) 348-4889
sylvia.dee@rice.edu
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Keywords:

paleoclimate, climate dynamics, earth system modeling, global change


Research Summary:

Sylvia is a (Paleo)climate modeler focused on water-isotopes, U.S. and Texas climate, climate proxies, the global hydrological cycle, and the energy-water nexus.

Melodie E. French

Assistant Professor


Room Number: 203
(713) 348-5088
mefrench@rice.edu
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Keywords:

structural geology, rock deformation, rheology, fault zones, earthquake physics


Research Summary:

Melodie studies the material and hydrologic properties of fault rocks using techniques from experimental rock deformation and structural geology.

Helge Gonnermann

Professor


Room Number: 219
(713) 348-6263
helge@rice.edu
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Keywords:

physical volcanology, fluid dynamics, geodynamics


Research Summary:

Helge is a fluid dynamicist who uses modeling, field observations, and analog laboratory experiments to develop quantitative models describing the movement of magmas and volcanic eruptions.

Richard G. Gordon

Keck Professor of Geophysics


Room Number: 225
(713) 348-5279
rgg@rice.edu
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Keywords:

tectonophysics, paleomagnetism, space geodesy, marine geophysics, geodynamics


Research Summary:

Richard investigates plate motion and deformation of the lithosphere through analysis of marine geophysical, paleomagnetic, and space geodetic data and through analytical, numerical, and laboratory modeling.

Pedram Hassanzadeh

Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering


Room Number: MEB 222
(713) 348-5259
pedram@rice.edu
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Keywords:

atmosphere, climate, weather extreme, planetary, geophysics, fluid dynamics, environment, machine learning


Research Summary:

atmospheric and climate dynamics, extreme weather events, geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics, environmental science, planetary science, machine learning

Zhuoya He
zhuoya.he@rice.edu
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Andrea Isella

Assistant professor Department of Physics and Astronomy


(713) 348-5491
isella@rice.edu
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Keywords:

astronomy, planetary, planet formation, stars


Research Summary:

Astronomy: planet formation and circumstellar disks

Cin-Ty A. Lee

Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology and Department Chair


Room Number: 324
(713) 348-5084
ctlee@rice.edu
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Keywords:

geochemistry, petrology, geochronology, geodynamics, volcanology, mass spectrometry


Research Summary:

Cin-Ty us petrology, geochemistry, geochronology and geodynamics to investigate the dynamic and compositional evolution of the Earth's interior and crust and how the solid Earth interacts with the oceans and atmospheres.

Adrian Lenardic

Professor


Room Number: 314
(713) 348-4883
ajns@rice.edu
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Keywords:

geodynamics, geophysics, planetary


Research Summary:

Adrian is a fluid dynamicist who works on planetary thermal evolution, mantle convection, dynamics of continent formation and evolution, and interactions between planetary atmospheres and their deep interiors.

Alan Levander

Carey Croneis Professor


Room Number: KWGL 312
(713) 348-6064
alan@rice.edu
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Keywords:

seismology, geophysics, structural seismology, structure of crust and lithosphere


Research Summary:

Alan combines theory with active and passive source seismology to explore the structure of continents and the Earth's upper mantle. He also works on exploration and environmental geophysics.

Carrie A. Masiello

Maurice Ewing Professor of Biogeochemistry


Room Number: KWGL 207
(713) 348-5234
masiello@rice.edu
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Keywords:

biogeochemistry, soil sustainability, carbon, nitrogen, water cycling, synthetic biology


Research Summary:

Masiello studies the storage and transport dynamics of carbon in soils, sediments, and rivers. Applications of her research on soil carbon processes include biochar carbon sequestration. Her group is also developing new synthetic biology tools to understand microbial behavior in soil.

Julia K. Morgan

Professor


Room Number: KWGL 315
(713) 348-6330
morganj@rice.edu
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Keywords:

geomechanics, fault mechanics, structural geology, tectonics, volcanotectonics, discrete element method


Research Summary:

Juli combines geomechanics, structural geology, and discrete numerical modeling in the study of earthquake processes, mountain building, volcano deformation, and landsliding in marine, terrestrial and planetary systems.

Fenglin Niu

Professor


Room Number: KWGL 316
(713)348-4122
niu@rice.edu
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Keywords:

Global seismology, Earth’s deep interior


Research Summary:

Fenglin, a seismologist, is interested in Earth's structure, from the inner core to the crust to sedimentary basins. He is also developing methods to quantify changes in rock properties before and after earthquakes.

Kirsten L. Siebach

Assistant Professor


Room Number: 317
ksiebach@rice.edu
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Keywords:

Mars, sedimentary petrology, diagenesis, sedimentology, remote sensing, planetary geology, geochemistry


Research Summary:

My research is broadly focused on integrating sedimentary and geochemical information to understand source-to-sink and diagenetic processes on early Mars using images and data from the Mars rovers and orbiters as well as analogous field data from Earth.

Mark A. Torres

Assistant Professor


Room Number: 224
713-348-2371
Mark.Torres@rice.edu
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Keywords:

low-temperature geochemistry, geobiology, surface processes


Research Summary:

Mark is a biogeochemist that studies chemical weathering, organic carbon burial, and microbe-mineral interactions.

Laurence Y. Yeung

Maurice Ewing Career Development Associate Professor in Earth Systems Science


Room Number: 321
(713) 348-6304
lyeung@rice.edu
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Keywords:

Stable and clumped isotopes, atmospheric chemistry, chemical oceanography, oxygen


Research Summary:

Laurence is an expert on clumped isotope geochemistry, mass spectrometry, and physical chemistry, using these tools to explore past atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, ocean-atmosphere exchange, and biogeochemical processes from first principles to the field.

Colin Zelt

Professor


Room Number: KWGL 311
713-348-4757
czelt@rice.edu
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Keywords:

seismology, inverse methods, near-surface geophysics


Research Summary:

Colin is an applied seismologist who develops modeling and inverse methods for controlled-source seismic data, focused primarily on near-surface environmental and engineering studies, but also interested in exploration and tectonic studies.

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